New Zealand’s best surf lifesaving athletes will compete in this year’s TSB New Zealand Surf Lifesaving Championships on Christchurch’s New Brighton beach from Thursday, 9 March, to Sunday, 12 March. Known as the TSB Nationals, this event celebrates the best of the Surf Life Saving movement and is the pinnacle Surf Life Saving New Zealand... Keep Reading
More than 1,200 Surf Life Saving New Zealand (SLSNZ) members will take part in this year’s TSB New Zealand Surf Lifesaving Championships on Christchurch’s New Brighton beach from Thursday, 9 March through to Sunday, 12 March. The TSB New Zealand Surf Lifesaving Championships, known as the TSB Nationals, are the pinnacle sports event for... Keep Reading
The Oceans ’23 Junior Surf Lifesaving Festival held at Mt Maunganui over the past four days was a huge success, according to Surf Life Saving New Zealand (SLSNZ). With the county under a state of national emergency, SLSNZ had considered cancelling or postponing the Festival but decided to go ahead at a late stage to bring some much-needed... Keep Reading
Hawke’s Bay Disaster Relief Fund and the Hawke’s Bay Jazz Club to benefit from Rodger Fox Big Band concerts The Rodger Fox Big Band (RFBB) is arranging for proceeds from three upcoming concerts to go to the Hawke’s Bay Disaster Relief Fund and the Hawke's Bay Jazz Club Rodger Fox says, “We know what it is like to lose your livelihood. To... Keep Reading
Surf Life Saving New Zealand (SLSNZ) has confirmed that its Oceans ’23 Festival of Junior Surf Lifesaving event scheduled to take place on Mt Maunganui’s main beach in Tauranga from 23-26 February will go ahead. SLSNZ Chief Executive Paul Dalton said: “While our thoughts are with everyone impacted by Cyclone Gabrielle, we have made the... Keep Reading
bp Rescue of the Month – January 2023 On Friday, 27 January, most of the upper North Island experienced an unprecedented weather bomb causing catastrophic flooding in the Auckland area, particularly on Auckland’s North Shore. As a result of the flooding, Mairangi Bay Surf Lifesaving Club’s Search and Rescue (SAR) squad – Sam... Keep Reading
Entries are now open for this year’s Young Jazz Band-it competitions. Young Jazz Band-it is a national competition for High School and Intermediate School Jazz Bands offering $18,000 in prizes, and now in its second year. Last year, some 230 high school musicians from around the country descended upon the New Zealand School of Music - Te... Keep Reading
Surf Life Saving New Zealand (SLSNZ) is pleading with beachgoers to visit safeswim.org.nz to choose beaches patrolled by lifeguards, and always swim between the red and yellow flags to prevent more beach fatalities this summer. SLSNZ’s Chief Operations Officer Chris Emmett says, “Our hearts go out to those who have lost a family member. ... Keep Reading
While Bay of Plenty locals and visitors are enjoying their holiday break, a team of dedicated surf lifesaving search and rescue volunteers are working hard behind the scenes to ensure the public’s safety along the coastline of the Bay of Plenty, 24 hours a day, 7 days of the week, 365 days of the year. That team, the iLine Construction... Keep Reading
Sunset Beach Lifeguard Service take out first place in bp Rescue of the Month for treacherous rock rescue of five fishermen in appalling conditions bp Rescue of the Month Winter – November 2022 Despite being warned by Surf Lifeguards of the incoming tide and huge surf, five fishermen ventured out on rocks south of Sunset Beach on... Keep Reading
Accentuate+ Public Relations is proud to support the Urban Art Foundation and congratulates Andrew Hagen and the Foundation on their achievements over the past 5 years.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qMcCXMRpVYQ Keep Reading
The Urban Art Foundation UAF) celebrates its fifth anniversary this week. Over the past five years, the UAF has provided exhibitions on show to millions of New Zealanders via digital street signs and Parliamentary TV. Urban Art Founder and Creative Director Andrew Hagen said, “We created The Urban Art Foundation to help make art more... Keep Reading
Napier’s Hardinge Road is loved for its waterfront playground, its ‘hot chicks’ and its ‘cool cats’. Now surf lifeguards will make the popular stretch of shore their home base to help beachgoers enjoy a safe summer. Surf lifeguards from Pacific Surf Lifesaving Club will patrol the Hardinge Road Beaches, from Perfume point to Port Beach,... Keep Reading
The Big Band jazz genre is no shrinking violet, so it is not surprising that the Rodger Fox Big Band is starting their 50th Anniversary Concert series with a full-on drum spectacular featuring three of the world’s greatest drummers. The three American drummers who will perform in concert with the Rodger Fox Big Band are Dennis Chambers,... Keep Reading
With the surf lifesaving season official launching this coming Saturday, 22 October, surf lifeguards are readying themselves for a busy summer. Labour weekend is the traditional start to the patrol season for most areas of the North Island, across Auckland and the beaches in Northland, Waikato, Coromandel and the Bay of Plenty. Beaches elsewhere.. Keep Reading
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